Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Farber, Jeff
2. Haley, Lin
3. Williams, Lamar
4. Tod, Dorothy
5. Taylor, Jim
6. Paley, Grace
7. Schumann, Peter, 1934-
8. Schumann, Elke
9. Cohen, Trudi
10. Bell, John, 1951-
11. Zaloom, Paul
12. Trompetter, Amy
13. Kelley, Ron
14. Romanyshyn, Michael
15. Bread and Puppet Theater.
16. Cheap Cinematography Productions.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (81 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Documentary on the Bread and Puppet Theater, a puppet troupe founded in 1963, and based in Vermont since 1970. Much of the footage is devoted to the 1988 Resurrection Circus, an annual event the troupe staged every summer from 1975 to 1998. Also includes archival footage of the troupe in its early days, filmed in New York City in the 1960s.

Subject

1. Schumann, Peter, 1934- > Interviews
2. Schumann, Elke > Interviews
3. Cohen, Trudi > Interviews
4. Bell, John, 1951- > Interviews
5. Zaloom, Paul > Interviews
6. Trompetter, Amy > Interviews
7. Kelley, Ron > Interviews
8. Romanyshyn, Michael > Interviews
9. Bread and Puppet Theater
10. Domestic Resurrection Circus
11. Puppet theater > Vermont
12. Puppet theater > Vermont > Glover
13. Puppet theater > United States
14. Puppets > United States
15. Puppets and marionettes > United States

Genre/Form

1. Documentaries and factual works.
2. Interviews.

Call number

1. NCOX 1541

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Editor, Dorothy Tod ; cinematography, Jeff Farber and Jim Taylor.

Performer (note)

1. Narrated by Grace Paley.
2. Interviews include Peter Schumann, Elke Schumann, Trudi Cohen, John Bell, Paul Zaloom, Amy Trompetter, Ron Kelley, Michael Romanyshyn, et al.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in Glover, Vermont, mostly in 1988.

Title

1. Brother bread, sister puppet [videorecording] / Cheap Cinematography Productions presents ; written, directed and produced by Jeff Farber ; assistant producer, Lyn Haley ; associate producer, Lamar Williams.

Imprint

1. Montpelier, Vt.: Cheap Cinematography Productions, c1992.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Editor, Dorothy Tod ; cinematography, Jeff Farber and Jim Taylor.

Cast

1. Narrated by Grace Paley.
2. Interviews include Peter Schumann, Elke Schumann, Trudi Cohen, John Bell, Paul Zaloom, Amy Trompetter, Ron Kelley, Michael Romanyshyn, et al.

Event

1. Videotaped in Glover, Vermont, mostly in 1988.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Farber, Jeff, producer.
2. Farber, Jeff, director.
3. Farber, Jeff, director of photography.
4. Haley, Lin, producer.
5. Williams, Lamar, producer.
6. Tod, Dorothy, editor of moving image work.
7. Taylor, Jim, director of photography.
8. Paley, Grace, narrator.
9. Schumann, Peter, 1934- interviewee.
10. Schumann, Elke, interviewee.
11. Cohen, Trudi, interviewee.
12. Bell, John, 1951- interviewee.
13. Zaloom, Paul, interviewee.
14. Zaloom, Paul, performer.
15. Trompetter, Amy, interviewee.
16. Kelley, Ron, interviewee.
17. Romanyshyn, Michael, interviewee.
18. Bread and Puppet Theater.
19. Cheap Cinematography Productions.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1541